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So It Was Said 40 इतिवुत्तक 40

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Vijjāsutta

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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1. 1

   इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 40

   Itivuttaka 40

   So It Was Said 40

2. 2

   दुकनिपातdu·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Dukanipāta

   The Book of the Twos

3. 3

   दुतियवग्गdu·ti·ya·vag·ga

   Dutiyavagga

   Chapter Two

4. 4

   विज्जासुत्तvij·jā·sut·ta

   Vijjāsutta

   Knowledge

5. 5

   वुत्तञ्हेतंvut·tañ·he·taṃ भगवताbha·ga·va·tā वुत्तमरहतातिvut·ta·ma·ra·ha·tā·ti मेme सुतं:su·taṃ

   Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

   This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

6. 6

   “अविज्जा,a·vij·jā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुब्बङ्गमाpub·baṅ·ga·mā अकुसलानंa·ku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ समापत्तियाsa·mā·pat·ti·yā अन्वदेवan·va·de·va अहिरिकंa·hi·ri·kaṃ अनोत्तप्पं;a·not·tap·paṃ

   “Avijjā, bhikkhave, pubbaṅgamā akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā anvadeva ahirikaṁ anottappaṁ;

   “Mendicants, ignorance leads the attainment of unskillful qualities, with lack of conscience and prudence following along.

7. 7

   विज्जाvij·jā चca खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुब्बङ्गमाpub·baṅ·ga·mā कुसलानंku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ समापत्तियाsa·mā·pat·ti·yā अन्वदेवan·va·de·va हिरोत्तप्पन्”ति।hi·rot·tap·pan

   vijjā ca kho, bhikkhave, pubbaṅgamā kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā anvadeva hirottappan”ti.

   Knowledge leads the attainment of skillful qualities, with conscience and prudence following along.”

8. 8

   एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

   Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

   The Buddha spoke this matter.

9. 9

   तत्थेतंtat·the·taṃ इतिi·ti वुच्चति:vuc·ca·ti

   Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

   On this it is said:

10. 10

    “याyā काचिमाkā·ci·mā दुग्गतियो,dug·ga·ti·yo

    “Yā kācimā duggatiyo,

    “Bad destinies of whatever kind,

11. 11

    अस्मिंas·miṃ लोकेlo·ke परम्हिpa·ram·hi च;ca

    asmiṁ loke paramhi ca;

    in this world or the next,

12. 12

    अविज्जामूलिकाa·vij·jā·mū·li·kā सब्बा,sab·bā

    Avijjāmūlikā sabbā,

    are all rooted in ignorance,

13. 13

    इच्छालोभसमुस्सया।ic·chā·lo·bha·sa·mus·sa·yā

    icchālobhasamussayā.

    compounded of greed and desire.

14. 14

    यतोya·to चca होतिho·ti पापिच्छो,pā·pic·cho

    Yato ca hoti pāpiccho,

    Since one of corrupt wishes is

15. 15

    अहिरीकोa·hi·rī·ko अनादरो;a·nā·da·ro

    ahirīko anādaro;

    unconscientious, lacking regard for others,

16. 16

    ततोta·to पापंpā·paṃ पसवति,pa·sa·va·ti

    Tato pāpaṁ pasavati,

    they brim with much wickedness,

17. 17

    अपायंa·pā·yaṃ तेनte·na गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

    apāyaṁ tena gacchati.

    which sends them to a place of loss.

18. 18

    तस्माtas·mā छन्दञ्चchan·dañ·ca लोभञ्च,lo·bhañ·ca

    Tasmā chandañca lobhañca,

    Therefore, dispelling desire

19. 19

    अविज्जञ्चa·vij·jañ·ca विराजयं;vi·rā·ja·yaṃ

    avijjañca virājayaṁ;

    and greed and ignorance,

20. 20

    विज्जंvij·jaṃ उप्पादयंup·pā·da·yaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu

    Vijjaṁ uppādayaṁ bhikkhu,

    a mendicant arousing knowledge

21. 21

    सब्बाsab·bā दुग्गतियोdug·ga·ti·yo जहे”ति।ja·he

    sabbā duggatiyo jahe”ti.

    would abandon all bad destinies.”

22. 22

    अयम्पिa·yam·pi अत्थोat·tho वुत्तोvut·to भगवता,bha·ga·va·tā इतिi·ti मेme सुतन्ति।su·tan·ti

    Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

    This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

23. 23

    ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

    Tatiyaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

24. 24

    पठमभाणवारो।pa·ṭha·ma·bhā·ṇa·vā·ro

    Paṭhamabhāṇavāro.

    (Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.